Quick Ref: To locate day cares and full-time cares, look for the symbols 24 x 7 Care Home and Day Care to quickly identify these. Note that all day cares were closed during COVID lockdown. Please contact individual entities directly about their current status and also the measures they follow/ plan to follow to ensure safety of persons using the facility.

Facilities for patients of Alzheimer’s/ other dementias

For dementia help, contact the various dementia organizations listed below.

ARDSI Mumbai Chapter offers support group meetings, awareness programs, training programs for caregivers, home counselling, alternate therapies, etc., and acts as resource for dementia care. It also has a dementia day care, Smriti Vishvam. In May 2019, ARDSI Mumbai Chapter & Smriti Vishvam received the International Quality Certificate of Registration ISO 9001:2015 for their quality management systems (reassessment required every year) .

Day CareThe ARDSI Mumbai Chapter’s day care, Smriti Vishvam (Universe of Memory) works Monday to Fridays, 10 am to 4pm, and offers various activities, etc. Contact them for more details, registration, etc.

A1 SnehanjaliThese assisted living facilities accept persons with conditions like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and elders who need assistance/ are bedridden, but do not provide medical services. They are very selective about admission. They focus on residents’ quality of life through a combination of activities and a person-centric approach, and mostly accept persons with dementia who are in early/ mid-stage dementia. They are part of the Silver Innings Social Enterprise. Currently there are two such facilities

A Silver AmoreThis assisted living facility, opened in early 2016, provides long and short term care options for seniors who need assistance in daily tasks. They accept seniors with dementia, Parkinson’s, paralysis and other old age related problems. The admission procedure includes evaluation by their doctor.

Please contact them/ visit them to know about their admission process, their caregiving approach, their support for basic nursing care, their consultants, their rehab and care plans, etc. As with any such facility, please evaluate for suitability and reliability.

Dignity Lifestyle, Neral

Dignity Lifestyle Retirement Township, Neral, includes an Assisted Care Block where they accept and support persons with dementia, Parkinson’s, etc.

This is an assisted care facility, not a medical facility. Please be very clear about what the facility provides, especially in terms of medical support/ responsibility.

Aarambh (Facility from Aaji Care) and other dementia care support from Aaji Care

Aarambh: Aaji Care has short-stay/ respite care centres for rehabilitation with mixed profile of residents (some with and some without dementia). They provide services like physiotherapy, nursing, yoga, etc. These centres may also have a daycare available. Please contact them to know more about what they have at each centre. Note that all day cares were closed during COVID lockdown. Please contact individual entities directly about their current status and also the measures they follow/ plan to follow to ensure safety of persons using the facility.

Anand Rehabilitation and Psychiatric Nursing Home/ Shree Rajendrakumar Agarwal Hospital is a 100-bed hospital that provides residential / nursing support for persons with various mental health challenges and persons with age-related diseases. They accept persons with Alzheimer’s/ Dementia and Parkinson’s. Various support and rehab services are available, and the hospital is equipped for in-house medical support for its residents Charges are modest.

Jagruti Rehabilitation Center, started by Dr. Amar Shinde, are residential facilities that accepts geriatric patients and dementia patients. Services include care like hygiene, feeding, exercises, as well as medical care, and may accept persons in late stage dementia also. Please check with them for exact services and details.

In July 2019, a new facility was opened at Jagruti Rehabilitation Center, Plot no 37, Sector-5, Taloja Phase 1, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 410208. Contact: 09822207761.

Other diagnostic facilities/ memory clinics

Some resources are already mentioned above, and some are listed below. Additionally, you can contact the OPD clinics of the psychiatry/ neurology/ geriatrics department of any reputed hospital for diagnosis and treatment. If possible, ask for dementia specialists. Some places also have special dementia clinics (memory clinics, geriatric psychiatry clinics, etc.) (alphabetical list)

Holy Family (Dept of Neurology/ Psychiatry) can be contacted for diagnosis/ treatment, and also has a memory clinic. For appointments, contact 022- 30610379. Holy Family Hospital, St. Andrew’s Road, Bandra (West),Mumbai 400050Phone: 022-30610555E-mail: info@holyfamilyhospital.in Website: www.holyfamilyhospital.in Opens in new windowThey also have (since 2016) professionally facilitated Free Group counselling Session for family caregivers of dementia, every first Friday of the month, 4pm to 5pm. Contact- (+91) 9167613665

Echoing Healthy Ageing (EHA): Provides support for dementia through multiple initiatives in Mumbai. EHA offers home based cognitive stimulation activities at home for People with Dementia. This is available in all parts of Mumbai. Group therapy sessions are conducted in a centre in lower Parel ,Mumbai. Also, customised training for family caregivers,formal caregivers on Caring for person with dementia is available in Mumbai. Contact :Echoing Healthy Ageing, Workbay,Church Avenue,Off S.V.Road,Santacruz W,Mumbai 54E-mail: info@echoinghealthyageing.com, Ph: (+91) 9167 61 3665, (+91) 9867 83 2665Contact person: Amrita (Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/EchoingHealthyAgeing/info, website: http://echoinghealthyageing.com/)

They have recently (news received Feb 2020) started group cognitive stimulation activities open to persons in early /moderate stages of dementia. Venue: A-9, Ben Nevis, Near Indian Oil petrol pump, Bhulabhai Desai road , Mumbai 26. For queries and registrations, contact Amrita: 9167613665 or Jeeva centre 9321100349.

Tanvi Mallya’s Eldercare Services(TMECS): TMECS provides several home-based services for person with dementia and family caregivers. Includes home assessments, customized care plans that are kept updated, cognitive stimulation therapy, training, counselling, physical therapy, caregiver counselling, and other relevant support for managing care. They support families all across Mumbai. See the website at http://tanvimallyaseldercare.in/, or check their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TMECS1/ Contact: +919920249321 Email: tanvi@tanvimallyaseldercare.in

Suggestions received: One suggestion received is of two freelance gerontologists (from TISS?) who do home visits and may be able to help persons with dementia (no details known, pleasde contact them directly to evaluate/ find out): Yogini Parikh (from Worli) 9167541570 & Veena Wataney(Thane) 9820502968.

Additional Listings: Organizations providing services to support home care

Names received from readers/ volunteers/ newspaper reports/ other sources for organizations that provide home care services for seniors. Some of them may support dementia care. Please satisfy yourself about the suitability and reliability while using any such agency for home health helpers.

HealthSpring(Mumbai-based) provides various health packages for health care, including support at home for emergency responses (please reconfirm) Contact +91-22-3349 1491 (Mumbai). Website: www.healthspring.in

Senior Stars at Home was one entity for which a suggestion was received. Contact person: Dr. Sagar Pathare,
+91-9820049075. Email: info@seniorstarsathome.com, Website: seniorstarsathome.com)

Others: Additional names suggested: Arooj (022 3349 1888 |902 907 9999, site: arooj.in), a home health care service, claims on its site to supply attendants even for dementia, but please check/ evaluate – we could not get any feedback/ validation.

An additional service in Mumbai is Mayacare, which has volunteers who help elders/ disabled persons by providing assistance/ company for outdoor services like shopping, visiting the bank, doctors, social functions, etc., doing transactions like applying for gas connections or preparing affidavits. Contact them using their Faceboook page Opens in new window or their email id: service@mayacare.com. The Mumbai contact number is +91 – 9594073475

Additional Listings: Important organizations working for seniors

Prominent organizations working for seniors are (alphabetic order):

Dignity Foundation: This Mumbai-based organization works for senior citizens through initiatives in some large cities. The main office in B-206 Byculla Service Industries Premises, D K Cross Road (Sussex Road), Byculla East, Mumbai 400 027. Tel: 022- 6138 1100 Email: responsedignity@gmail.com. Website : http://www.dignityfoundation.com (Please note that the Dignity Dementia Day Care which was in Dadar, and later moved to Byculla, is no longer functioning.)

One hospital that is actively working in palliative care is Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mira Road. They have a palliative care unit; look for the services they offer. Contact information at: Bhakti Vedanta Hospital Opens in new window.

Additional Listing for reference: Facilities no longer working/ announced but not started

Saptasopan, a Govt. funded multidisciplinary facility for seniors with day care at Thane, which had special support for persons with dementia, was working for some time but has been discontinued now. (The address had been Old Matron Bungalow, Bungalow number 10, Besides DD office, Dharamveer Nagar Road, Near Regional Mental Hospital Thane (W), Mumbai, Tel 022-25820728, 9373004659, 9920074841)

The Dignity Dementia Day Care which was functioning from Byculla (earlier Dadar/ Grant Road) closed down in early 2017. Please contact the Dignity Helpline (number with other elder helplines) for any new dementia initiatives they may have

A list of local services can usually be obtained by surfing the Internet using keywords and the name of the city, and looking for various types of services. Most cities will have some home care services, old age homes, nursing agencies, etc. The larger hospitals of the city will usually have memory clinics, geriatric clinics, or geriatric psychiatry clinics to help the initial diagnosis of dementia. Search for these combined with your city name and other such phrases.

Use various combinations and alternate city names for more suitable results.For example, you may look for Mumbai, Greater Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Bombay , or whatever else you consider useful. Search using locality names also.

Updates/ fresh data on dementia support facilities/ services may also be available from the National Dementia Helpline ( ﻿0484-277-5088). E-mail: ndh@ardsi.org) or other helplines handled by the ARDSI National Office (﻿09846198471,09846198786, 09846198473)

The reception/ nurses at local hospitals often know about agencies that supply attendants/ nurses for home care.

Many large path lab services also provide home pickup of blood samples.

Many neighborhood path labs and small clinics are able to send nurses home for some minor procedures, like IV. Some even have contacts of doctors who may be willing to make home visits (you must satisfy yourself about the quality and reliability)

Also note, contact numbers and addresses keep changing. If you have an problems old number/ name of hospital/ doctor, etc., get the latest details using local telephone inquiry/ assistance services.

Disclaimer:Data on this page is provided for information and convenience, and is not an endorsement for any person/ organization/ service/ resource. We make no claims that the contents of this page are either accurate or complete, or that the persons/ organizations listed are reliable or that they are suitable for you (no fitment for purpose is intended or implied).

I’m not sure what sort of advice you are looking for. You can read the caregiver pages on this website to get an idea, mainly http://dementiacarenotes.in/caregivers/toolkit/, which give a good idea on various important topics like communication, and so on, or you can send more detailed questions to us, and I’ll give you more specific information/ links.

We used Rajpal Hospital (in Kopar Khairane near Vashi)for my father-in-law. He had dementia, but was treated well there and was very happy and he stayed there till his end. He passed away some years ago. The doctor in charge at that time was Mahalaxmi Iyer. I think the management has changed now, but Dr. Iyer is still there. The new name is Balaji Healthcare. They have a website at http://www.balajihealthcare.in/index.html

Hello AM, I read about Balaji Health Care Vashi. Will you be able to convey the amount of charges they charged? Like the monthly charges, deposit etc…I am just thinking of affordable they are. Any help will be greatly appreciated

I am not sure whether AM will see this and respond, but in any case, I suggest you contact Balaji directly to check what they offer and how suitable they are. AM’s experience was some years ago, and the management has changed since then, so you should make a fresh and thorough evaluation of your own, anyway. Best of luck.

Hello, I am looking for any respite care or even part-time home care for my mom in Dahisar. She has early dementia; I do not live in Mumbai and need someone to help her with meds and make sure she is eating (cooking done by cook). I wonder if the prev poster Illumina had any luck after posting here. thanks any help will be appreciated.

Please call me early afternoon next week and you can come to our office, at a mutually convenient time. Our address is
ARDSI Mumbai Chapter, located at BMC School Bldg, Room No. 27 (2nd floor), Gate No.14, J Hospital Complex, Byculla, Mumbai.
We will try and help you either with a daycare/full-time, 24-hour help.

With best wishes for being able to find a solution to your problem, soon!

I would require some advice and personal assistance regarding handling such patients and accessories needed for them like toiletries and method and ways to tackle and make use of same. Any persons guiding in this matter would be giving benefits to several unknown dementia related persons.

There are several pages on this website that discuss caregiving in detail, including how to help patients with their daily work, and how to adapt the home, etc. Please have a look at the various pages in the section at http://dementiacarenotes.in/caregivers/. Please also look around the site for other information on useful resources, books, videos, and downloads.

For persons who can assist you, check out the contacts given above on this page.

My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2012. I’m looking for a full-time care facility for him as my mom is asthmatic and is unable to take care of him anymore. Any suggestions would really help and greatly appreciated.

Caution: Some old age facilities may claim they support dementia care, but please be careful to check any such claims yourself. Regardless of how reputed a facility seems, please evaluate the facility for suitability. You may find our discussion on this page useful for this topic: http://dementiacarenotes.in/caregivers/toolkit/using-services/

My father(87) now ,had suffered a brain stroke 5 years ago and has been in a state of dementia since than. He sleeps for around 20 hours and is on bed totally. We put him up on a wheelchair for his feeds twice a day , he manages to eat( we feed him soft food) , tho we have to be very careful to avoid aspiration and have to go extremely slow. Mostly he sleeps of while eating . He is than lifted and put to bed. He is unable to hold his weight and is totally unaware of himself. He is sponged in bed and diapers r used. The good thing is that he is a strong man , has no other illness and is A fighter. I am an only child , working full time. I need a 24/7 caretaker or a respite home coz it’s been 5 years and I am not willing to give up. I think there is hope for him and he will recover one day. Can u help please?

Please look at the organizations listed above on this page to see whom you can contact for an assessment of your father’s state and appropriate advice/ assistance. Getting a caretaker is not easy; again, the page above lists some possible ways to approach that, as well as links for discussions on how to train/ supervise attendants, etc. Unfortunately, there are not many dementia-specific respite cares in India. You can view the individual city pages for possible facilities to check out, depending on which cities you are willing to consider.

thank you mam for your revert. my effort continues to source out solutions for my dad. I stay in andheri-w and I would be greatful if you come across a trained compassionate assistant for staying at home and looking after dad independently. I am simultaneously searching for some respite centre also.

Please mail me more specific details on your requirement for your father. It would be helpful if you also put in your mobile number and area of residence where your father lives, too. We can try and find a caregiver. Needless to say it will take some time.

I am writing on my father’s behalf, his name is Sunil Sharma. My name is Manjari Sharma and I am reaching you out for a caregiver for my mom, Kiran Sharma who has Dementia. My parents live in Andheri West, in Lokhandwala and my dad is desperately seeking someone who could be present everyday 9-8 pm to help navigate the home front.
Is this something you could provide? You could reach Sunil Sharma at 9819583974 if you seem to have some one currently. They could use help immediately.

I understand you would like to come to our office next week to discuss your requirement. Our office will get in touch with you a day prior to confirm this meeting.
I have held back the male CG who had come to your place, just in case after our meeting you feel you require him. Only thereafter we will place him elsewhere as
Male CG are hard to find!

I am looking for a care giver for my father. My parents live in Dombivli and till now my mother has been taking care of him.
It would be of great help if we can get a care giver who will be available full time or most of the day to help my father out.

Thank you for getting in touch with us regarding your need of a caregiver for your mother. I have just spoken to your father and have taken some more details from him. He will be reverting this evening on further
parameters. I have already told him that if he/anyone needs a CG from a specific community, it may take longer than expected.

Sonal you were supposed to come to our office as mentioned by our staff. Please call us early in the week to enable us meeting on Friday. Though we assist in arranging for a caregiver, please note that ARDSI, Mumbai Chapter is just a bridge between the patient’s family and the caregiver.

My father is 77 yrs of age and suffering from Parkinson’s since last 6 years. His condition has worsen over time despite the regular medications and now I supposed he is in the early stage of dementia ( though we have not started any medications yet) citing the symptoms of loss of memory and not able to relate and being adamant most times. His condition has become unmanageable at times. I am actively looking for respite centre for him in Mumbai to make sure he is well taken care of both medically as well as emotionally.
Its a very tough call for us but I am very much worried about him and it is affecting lives of people at home.

Some respite care/ assisted living options are listed on the page; check them for suitability for your requirement. Also, you can contact the ARDSI Mumbai chapter and the ARDSI Greater Mumbai chapter (contact information for both is on this page) for guidance/ advice on coping with your situation and for other approaches and options.

My father lives alone in Mumbai & is diagonized with early stage dementia taken care of my old mother, Need help on a Night Attendant ( reliable & experienced )to take care of my father, I stay outside so please contact me over email , Our house in Mumbai is in Powai

Are you still looking out for a Caregiver for your mother? Please leave your contact mobile no. or call us at 02223742479 between 11a.m. to 4p.m.
ARDSI Mumbai Chapter is located at JJ Hospital Byculla.
Our email ID is vishvidya9@gmail.com.

I have a 84 old mother who is suffering from Severe Dementia since past 3 years. This year is worse. She is getting all sorts of hallucinations. I have tried Allopathy, Ayurvedic as well as homeopathic medicines..without any success. I tried pranik healing…without much gain….I just underwent bypass surgery(my age 58) and now at home. I am finding it very difficult to take care of my mother…it is affecting my healing.

I am looking for ’24 hour Care giver lady’ for my mother, who can stay with us. We have two bed room house and mom has separate bedroom where the care giver can stay.

Currently only Ativan is being given to her at 5 pm daily…SizdonMD, Trazin. Donep…etc have not been fruitful as she becomes drowsy and her tongue becomes slurpy.

Further to our telecoms since June.
You had mentioned you would revert after consultations. We have the CG retained for you. If you wish not to have her work as CG for your mother, please let us know.
You are aware that a trained caregiver is hard to find and we have a waiting list for such requirements.

Hello
my mom is suffering from alzheimers since past 3 yrs.
Our doctor suggested to check for online forums where members of patient meet and discuss.
We stay in suburbs.plz suggest if any such group you could share.
thx

Sorry to hear about your mom. I suggest you contact ARDSI Mumbai and ARDSI Greater Mumbai, Nair Hospital and Holy Family hospital (all listed above) to find out about possible in-person options. An in-person group can be very effective in informing and supporting families living with dementia. You can also try the other resources listed above. Unfortunately, in-person groups are difficult to find.

Often families find it more practical and quite useful to also get in touch with online communities, using emails and Facebook, as they can fit these easily into their busy routine, and it is possible to reach out to many persons, and is not constrained by time and distance, and does not need too many arrangements to be made. Some families use a combination of in-person groups and online groups. If you are in a position to use online groups, some suggestions can be made. Contact me by email (see the contact page of this site) for these.

My mother is suffering from Alzheimers since last 3 years. She is 65 years old. She is being treated by a neurologist. The stage is somewhere between initial and medium state. She does recognise me and cooks food but has forgotten names of fruits and food ingredients and even some names of relatives who do not meet her often. She stays along with my father who is 71 years old. My father is fine but is a heart patient and sometimes gets irritated by my mother’s inconsistent behavior. Whenever I’m around or my sister everything is fine. But I’m posted out of Mumbai and cannot be always with my parents and neither my sister because of her family commitments.

I’m looking for care giver who will act as a companion for my mother during the day (maybe 6 hours) atleast 4 or 5 days a week. Who will also ensure that she takes medication on time. This will relieve some of my father’s pressure of handling her behavior. My mother likes company to talk, which she does not get always from my father as he is more silent type mostly engrossed in TV and his books. Most of the time she repeats what she says and one has to be really patient with that behavior. She is least interested in television or reading books.

Hi,
My Father is dementia patent for last 3 years. earlier we had keept caretake at home to take his care. but now his demetia stage is increase and Dr has suggested us to keep him in care cent. Can you suggest any .

Hi,
My mother, who suffers from Dementia, lives in Santacruz (Mumbai). Are there any Dementia care centres in the vicinity that I can contact. I am actively looking for Day care but would like any information on residential facilities as well. Thanks & Regard, Hosanna

I am unaware of anything in Mumbai other than what the page above shows, but you can contact persons in the ARDSI chapters (listed above) to see if they know anything additional. For residential places, two are listed above (A1 Snehanjali and Dignity) and some others are available in other cities, notably on the Bangalore/ Kolar page and the Kerala state page, but also on the Delhi page.

Thank you Swapna. This is our first experience with Dementia and your guidance is much appreciated. Thank you also for the work you do. May you continue to be empowered and equipped to do a great service to others.

hi,
My father is suffering from Alzheimer from 1 year. he is live in rural area with my brother , but he is not take care of him .Even for food my father goes to pen (raigad) by bus . No body is there to give medicine him properly. I m looking for care taker who give proper food and medicine to him in pen-raigad

Sorry to hear this. Please read the page and try contacting the listed resources for possible ideas on where you can get an attendant. Also, often local elder helplines, Helpage India, and nursing homes are able to provide some idea of who can help. The page above includes suggestions on how you can locate a suitable person/ train a person. Best of luck!

I am in need for a trained care taker to take care of my Mom in Law diagnosed with Dementia Alzimers . Need the services at Dombivili East . Can anybody help or suggest
This will be on a monthly basis 8Hrs /12 Hrs format .

Regarding your day care query: The page above lists all the dementia care facilities that I have information on. Check to see if something suits you. You can also contact Silver Innings or ARDSI Mumbai (contact data above) in case they know any additional place. In case you do find something, do share it back so that others can also benefit.

Actually, day cares suitable for persons with dementia are very difficult to find. You will also need to evaluate them for suitability and reliability.

Yes, there are some day cares that accept persons with dementia. Please see the page above for their names and contact details. Please note that you will need to evaluate the suitability and reliability of all services yourself.

Tony if you or anyone else is looking out for a specialised Dementia Day care Centre, we have started one in July at Dadar.
You may call me on 9757095327 between 11-4pm Mon to Friday.
With best wishes,

Greetings of the day to you. I have a relative, a young lad of approx. 38 years of age, an orphan. He is a schizophrenic. He has stayed in various rehab centres / hospitals without any marked improvement in his condition. The family is looking for a permanent, reasonable, abode where he would reside and be treated. Grateful to receive your recommendation of a place somewhere within the outskirts of Mumbai and futuristic possibly Indore, Ujjain where we have some other relatives. Thanks & best regards. Arvind Devjani.

Hi..We are looking for a nursing home for my uncle who is suffering from dementia, preferably individual occupancy. Also,we would like to know if the nursing home will allow to keep our personal attendant.

Are you looking for a nursing home or an assisted living place? That is, do you need full-time medical attention of the sort that needs trained and qualified nurses and doctors and medical equipments etc., or are you looking for some place where your uncle would get help for all this activities, and some degree of medical support? Anyway, there are a number of 24×7 care homes listed above, and you can try contacting them. I don’t know if they typically allow you to have your own person living there as an attendant, but often places can provide an additional attendant for residents at the payment of the additional cost involved.

As mentioned clearly, we do not provide any services. Please contact various service providers listed on the page above, or agencies you get to know through neighbors, clinics, etc., to find out what is possible. Please make sure you evaluate any attendant to make sure she is reliable and competent.

Hello
THIS is in concern of my mother who is 74 yrs old , currently she is not mentally stable and has various issues in her behaviour and day to day activity related in the community.She along was twice unstable on her feet due to drinking aerated drink and her muscles were numb as result she often used to fall down. She needs complete diagnosis of psycho treatment and attention in care centre for few months under supervision . We are
looking for a nursing home or an assisted living place with medical attention as required.

Please contact a good hospital to get a complete diagnosis and start treatment. Some hospitals and assisted livinvg places are listed above, but you need a diagnosis to get started, as even the assisted living place will want the diagnosis to be done so that they can check if they can help.

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